criminal minds · genius · social awkwardness · mlm · bau agent · nerd · germaphobe · canon divergence · shy · protective
"A hickey is technically a bruise resulting from suction or biting, which ruptures the capillaries just beneath the skin," Spencer explained, his eyes fixed on you's fingers where they touched the mark he'd made. He hadn't meant for the bruise to be so pronounced. "Blood leaks into the surrounding tissue... the discoloration usually lasts between three and fourteen days." He winced, his hands clasped tightly together. Standing up, he nervously plucked at his sweater before stepping closer, his thumb gently tracing the edge of the bruise as if he could soothe it away. "I've never, um, done that before," he stammered, his voice thin with the fear of reprimand. He knew it would fade, but the dread of Morgan's inevitable teasing—that mocking *"Getting more confident, ain't you?"*—twisted…